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CFI Carbon Products

CFI Carbon Products technical team

CFI Carbon Products is a privately held filler supplier for manufacturing industries such as rubber, silicone, plastics and coatings. Its mission is to help each customer improve formulas, end products and processes in order to achieve more profitable innovation.

Its signature product, Austin Black 325, is an organic filler that can reduce product weight and improve profitability while increasing processability and flowability, made with a low CO2 emissions process.

What the team does

  • Mineral fillers
  • Austin Black 325
  • Rubber compounding
  • Plastics
  • Silicone
  • Coatings

From our own site

  • Three US processing plants (Tams, West Virginia and Bluefield, Virginia) and eight local raw material sources
  • On-site lab plus a third-party lab
  • 30 years of experience in delivery and logistics
  • 94% of customers surveyed rated service from CFI as above average or excellent
  • Global distribution partners include Harke Chemicals, Shiraishi Calcium and Woori Corp.

Articles by CFI Carbon Products

Five mineral filler powders arranged beside a molded black rubber gasket and seal ring on a neutral studio backdrop
Nov 9, 2026

Mineral Fillers for Molded Rubber Goods: Types & Supply

Mounds of black coal-derived filler and white mineral filler powder beside PVC compound pellets and an extruded PVC profile
Nov 5, 2026

Sustainable Fillers for PVC Compounds: Options & Supply

Cured rubber test plaque with a metal test electrode beside a dish of white mineral filler powder, ready for electrical insulation testing
Nov 4, 2026

Electrically Insulating Filler for Rubber: Selection Guide

Pile of matte black easy-dispersing filler granules beside a sliced rubber compound whose cut face shows an even, lump-free texture
Nov 2, 2026

Easy-Dispersing Fillers for Rubber: Mix Fast, Stay Even

Cured rubber compound test slabs beside a lab balance fitted with a density kit for measuring specific gravity
Oct 30, 2026

How to Lower Specific Gravity of Rubber Compounds

Platy graphite filler powder beside a cut cross-section of cured rubber sheet under soft directional light
Oct 29, 2026

How to Improve Air Retention in Rubber: A Formulator Guide

Small piles of kaolin clay, talc and coal-based filler powders beside a cut strip of cured black rubber on a slate surface
Oct 28, 2026

Semi-Reinforcing Fillers for Rubber: Types & Limits

Water droplets beading on a cured black carbon-filled rubber slab next to a small mound of fine carbon filler powder
Oct 27, 2026

Moisture Resistant Filler for Rubber: How to Pick One

White mineral filler powder and black carbon black reinforcing filler powder in two mounds side by side on a neutral studio surface
Oct 26, 2026

Mineral Filler vs Reinforcing Filler: Key Differences

Fine black coal-derived filler powder next to a cured black rubber slab and a rubber seal profile on a light grey surface
Oct 23, 2026

How to Improve UV Resistance of Rubber Compounds